In Chinese academia, Shi Yigong's popularity is very high. Vice Chairman of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, President of Westlake University, former Vice President of Tsinghua University, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Fellow of the European Society of Molecular Biology, Foreign Academician of the National Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of the American Academy of Humanities and Sciences. As an "academician of the Three Academies", Shi Yigong is the most well-known two identities, one is the former vice president of Tsinghua University, and the other is the president of WestLake University. From Vice President of Tsinghua University to President of Westlake University, what did Shi Yigong gain and what did he lose? Now, let's talk about this topic.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" >1.From Vice President of Tsinghua University to President of Westlake University, what did Shi Yigong get? </h1>
The biggest "sense of gain" is to become a "leader". From the vice principal to the principal, a "vice" word was removed, and the gold content was completely different. The principal is the "number one", and the vice principal may not even be the "second in command". In Chinese colleges and universities, there is only one president, and there are often several vice presidents. The principal "says one thing without two", and some vice presidents, even if they are vice presidents of Tsinghua, do not necessarily have a say.
Especially as the president of Westlake University, Shi Yigong, the "number one", has different powers than the "number one" of other ordinary colleges and universities. According to the Statutes of Westlake University, Westlake University implements the principal responsibility system under the leadership of the school council, acts according to the rules on the basis of the system, gives the president the greatest space for governing the school, and gives teachers the greatest freedom of study. This means that Shi Yigong, as the president of Westlake University, has a greater "space for governing the school" and a greater sense of accomplishment as a president than other university presidents.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" >2.From Vice President of Tsinghua University to President of Westlake University, what did Shi Yigong lose? </h1>
In response to this question, we can see what Shi Yigong himself said? He said that as the president of Westlake University, my price is the "article shortage" that has reached a new 25-year low, and the number of articles published in the past year (2020) has hit a record low since 1995. That is to say, after becoming the president of Westlake University, Shi Yigong's attributes as a scientist were weakened, and his attributes as a university administrator were enhanced.
However, in addition to the decline in scientific research output, Shi Yigong, who became the principal, also lost one thing, and many people did not notice. What is such a thing that Shi Yigong lost? This is the executive level. Tsinghua University belongs to the vice-ministerial level university, and when he was the vice president of Tsinghua University, Shi Yigong was a leading cadre at the level of the main department. Shi Yigong, who served as the president of Westlake University, did not have any administrative level.
Why is this change happening? For example, Tsinghua and Peking University are vice-ministerial universities, the presidents and party secretaries of Tsinghua and Peking University are all deputy ministerial, and the level of vice presidents is the level of the main department. However, Westlake University is a new type of non-profit higher education institution organized by social forces and supported by the state, which is more specifically a private university. There is no administrative level in private universities, and the president of a private university certainly does not have an administrative level.
What is the role of administrative rank in China? With a comparable administrative level, it is possible to obtain considerable administrative resources. Under the premise of not having an administrative level, some local administrative departments may "ignore you". Therefore, although Shi Yigong changed from vice president of Tsinghua University to president of Westlake University, it seems that he has "turned regular". However, the administrative level was lost because of the jump from a public university to a private university. It also makes many people feel sorry and regret for him.
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